Vine-tying device.



l. C. HARRAH.

VINE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION msn JAN. 15. me.

1,204,868. Patented N 0V. 14, 1916.

vwmatoz ICHARRHH a Roz nu JAMES C. HARRAH, 0F BOWLES, CALIFORNIA.

VINE-TYING DEVICE.

Applicationme January 15, 1916.

To all whom z5 may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES C. Hannan, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bowles, in the county of Fresno and State of California,have, invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vine-TyingDevices, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved vine tying device and has for itsprimary object to provide simple and `reliable means for quickly andsecurely tying vines to vertical stakes or poles or to horizontalsupporting wires.

The invention has for another object topiovide a device for the abovepurpose con sisting of a length of metal bent upon itself to provide twoparallel portions, a tie wire having locked engagement at one of itsends with the metal plate adjacent the bend thereof, and means on theother ends of the parallel portions of the plate whereby the tie wiremay be easily and quickly secured and locked to the plate after beingpassed around the vines and the stake.

l t is an additional object of the invention to provide a device of theabove character which may be cheaply manufactured, may be easily andquickly applied to the vine supporting stake or wire, and is highlyconvenient in practical use.

lith the above `and other objects in view, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanyingdrawing, in which,

Figure l is a perspective view showing my improved vine tier applied toa vertical supporting pole or stake and the vines tied thereto; Fig. 2is a similar view illustrating the manner of applying the device whenYthe vines ar-e tied to horizontal supporting wires; Fig. 3 is anenlarged side elevation; and Fig. el is a longitudinal sectional view.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the body plate of myimproved tying device which is preferably formed from a fiat,rectangular length of galvanized iron. This body plate, which ispreferably of about four inches in length, is bent upon itself at amedial point, as shown at 6, so

Specification of Letters Patent.

nected .together so that their Patented N ov. 14, 1916.

serial No. 72,268.

ythat the two parallel arms thereof are about` two inches long. Thesearms, at their extremities, are slightly flared apart, as at 7, for apurpose which will be hereinafter referred to.

The parallel arms of the body plate, adjacent the bend therein, areprovided with spaced 'openings 8, and one end of the tie wire,.indicatedat 9, is inserted through the coinciding openings in one side of theplate, then bent and passed through the other pair of coincidingopenings so that the end of the tie wire will be locked to the bodyplate and the arms of said plate resiliently conseparating movement willbe limited and excessive bending of the plate at its medial pointobviated.

The two arms of the body plate are inwardly cut from one of theirlongitudinal edges on a curved line, shown at 10, and adjacent to theextremities of said arms this edge of the longitudinal recess thusformed in the body plate is sharply curved out- 'ardly, and inwardlyprojecting tongues 11 are formed upon the two arms whereby a shortcurved groove 12 is formed.k 1n the outer edges of the arms, at theirextremities and in substantially opposed relation to the end of thegroove 12, a notch 13 is cut in each arm.

Upon the other longitudinal edges of the arms of the body plate at apoint midway between their ends, the outwardly projecting spurs la: areformed. ln Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have illustrated a supporting VstakeS- for the vines, and in the ajiplica'tion of my improved tying device,the spurs 1l are forced into the stake at the desired point, the tieplate extending in parallel relation to the stake. 'The tying wire 9isthen passed around the vines which are gathered together on theopposite side of the stake and said wire bent around the stake andengaged in the longitudinal recesses of the arms of the body plate, saidwire being moved along the curved edge l0 of said arms and `into thegroove 12.- The wire is then bent around the inner end of the tonguev 11and seated in the notches 13, from which point the wire may be extendedand again turned around the stake. thus be seen that the inwardlyprojecting the device, as a whole,

lugs 11 form an eective lock forithe tying` C wire yand prevent the samefrom becoming turned around the canesor stalks of the vine and aroundthe main supporting wireW and engaged in the grooves 12, as abovestated, and turned around the inner end of the lugs 11 and seated in thegrooves 13. Thus, the body plate 5 is securely locked to the main wirewhile the tying wire is also locked or securely fastened to theends ofthe resilient arms constituting the body plate.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it is believed thatthe construction, manner of useand several advantages of my invention will be readily understood.

By attaching the end of the tying wire to the resilient arms adjacentthe bend of the body plate in the manner above stated, the arms aresecurely connected so that they are riveted or otherwise permanentlyfastened together while, at the same time, an effective lock to retainthe end of the tier wire in connection with said arms is produced.

Owing to the uextreme simplicity of the device, it will be understoodthat the same may be readily applied to or removed from the supportingstake or wire and, as the metal body plate can be stamped out of asingle piece of metal, itis also manifest that can be manufacturedatcomparativelyk small cost.

Itis, of course, apparent that the device may be made in varioussizesand proportions, in accordance with the particular use for which thesame is to be employed.

c -I also reserve the privilege of adopting all i such legitimatemodifications in the construction and arrangements of the severalfeatures of the device as may be fairly embodied within the spirit landscope of the invention as claimed.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, Washington,D. C.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is l. A tying device of the character describedincluding in combination with a fiekible tying member, a plate providedwith means for the connection of one end of the tying member thereto,said plate being provided with a. longitudinally extending, curved slothaving a relatively wide flaring entrance opening upon one longitudinaledge of the plate and thereby forming a comparatively short lug on theplate at the closed end of the slot, the said longitudinal edge of theplate being provided with a notch at the inner end of said lug and inline with the innerend of said slot transversely of the plate, saidflexible tying member being adapted for engagement in the slot in saidplate and then turned around the inner end of said lug and seated insaid notch.

2. A vine tying device consisting of a metal body plate bentintermediate of its ends to provide parallel resilient arms, said armsbeing provided in their corresponding longitudinal edges with alongitudinally curved recess and inwardly projecting lugs formed on thearms at the outer end of said recess, said arms being provided withnotches in their longitudinal edges at the inner ends of the lugs, aspur formed upon the other longitudinal edge of each arm for engagementin a supporting stake, in combination with a tie wire, said arms beingprovided with spaced coinciding openings adjacent the bend in the bodyplate in which one end of the tie wire is adapted to be engaged, wherebythe arms are connected together, said wire being adapted to be passedaround the vines and the supporting stake and engaged in the recesses insaid arms and finally turned around the lugs on said arms and seated insaid notches to connect the wire to the free ends of the arms and holdthe arms against spreading movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JAMES C HARRAI-I.

Witnesses:

M. MCCARTHY, O. O. CoLLiNs.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

